In just 20 words — counting the title, which is central to the poem’s meaning — Pound finds an echo of serene natural beauty in a hectic modern scene. On a train platform in Paris … ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “My Great-Grandmother's bible,” by Spencer Reece, and his own poem “The Bats.” The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Questions of Travel,” by ...

Some books, like “The Institutionalist Approach to Public Utility Regulation,” defeat commentary; others, like “Ulysses,” invite it. “Pale Fire,” Vladimir Nabokov’s resplendent rare bird of a novel, ...

The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa Claus. But the classic poem also sparked a centuries-long controversy. Now, ...

You might have memorised and performed a poem in class before. This is called learning a poem ‘off by heart’. It’s a great way to really show you understand the poem and have some fun sharing it with ...

This week's poem is my favourite of AE Housman's superbly melancholy lyrics. The poem beginning "When summer's end is nighing" is numbered but untitled, like all the others in the 1922 collection, ...

The way loneliness skulks in one of Elizabeth Acevedo's poems probably would have felt familiar even before the pandemic forced us into more isolating situations. Beginning with the line "it's the ...

The words of Emma Lazarus’s famous 1883 sonnet “The New Colossus” have seemed more visible since Donald Trump’s election. They can be found on the news and on posters, in tweets and in the streets.

A form called the Golden Shovel honors the poet Gwendolyn Brooks, and you just need a newspaper to get started. By Leah Umansky See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra ...

Instead of greeting cards and chocolates this Valentine's Day, poet Kwame Alexander has packaged up for you a poem inspired by kids' definitions of love. Last month, NPR asked elementary and high ...